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Ive used play sand without any problems and it definitely doesn't inhibit rooting when i pulled up the tank it was the same as any aquasoil tank, the sand was used on its own and not as a cap though, and also it didnt turn anaerobic because i had mts and plant roots all through it. It is quite...

Add it to a bucket and change all the water everyday until it has leached, or you could use tourmaline balls.

Thanks foxy! :D

From experience using degraded/muddy amazonia it does spike really heavy when you move it, even if you rinse it which is pointless anyway, and by that point it's exhausted a lot of it's nutrient stores, so i would say just get new and start again. Keep the fish in temporary housing while you...

That's weird because i thought my cat litter looked like oil absorbant granules, but upon checking, those are made from moler diatomaceous earth according to the company that makes them, also those seem like an off white colour whereas the cheap cat litter is really white, that could just be...

i've used argos play sand and westland play sand they are great, but need a fair bit of washing, as far as cat litter i have no idea, my litter tray always ends up a big cement block after a couple days so i can't imagine how it would work in my aquarium? is this stuff less absorbant than the...

I want something like this for summer @zozo it's on my wishlist, might have to make my 200L tank a summer tubbin' project before it becomes an aquascape.

What about mineralizing the organic compost Kezzab mentioned? would that work? i have never done a dirted tank myself, so this is an interesting read. Also regarding @dw1305 's post, when you say green waste composts are you including raw woodchip and mass green waste based composts with...

i like the all in one aquasoils myself, but you could also use a base layer and topper, or even a dirted tank ala Diana Walstad.

Tropica or ADA amazonia, but all a matter of opinion really, Welcome to the world of planted tanks, you will end up doing a lot of reading. :wave::lol:

Nice post zozo. :clap:

UG has never done well for me, i gave up, i think it's not meant to be for me, one guy on facebook with a full carpet said cooler water, low nitrates and phosphates and mature tank media/substrate was his tips. Definitely makes sense considering my own observations, but i feel like some melt is...

Had to take down the tanks and take em to the fish shop unfortunately, ive not had a single tank running for about 4 years now, just set up 2 new planted tanks last week.

i don't have any videos of my old tanks due to losing a harddrive unfortunately, i would be the first to be posting pictures and videos haha!

i just used natural silica play sand, overall in my opinion cory's are pretty bombproof and will do well on most substrates, if you want them to exhibit the best natural behaviour put them on a fine silica play sand, but like i said i had 4 or 5 species that just weren't that into sifting, the...

Have you looked at the idea of getting a pond prefilter and then the fx6 for ease of maintenance? seems a really sound idea for a big tank to me, as you can just washback the prefilter to the drain without opening anything up.

i was referring to gas buildup issues, never had those ever i can only assume it is because of convection currents due to overfiltration, i would agree with you on most points about the cory's, but i've had a few different types of cory's on fine round grain play sand and they didnt really sift...

Wicked tank that sciencefiction, i've never had problems with substrates but i always use double the volume of filtration on a tank than is rated on the filter.

I've kept them on absolutely all sorts and seen minimal differences in behaviour apart from pea gravels, but i have always fed them a sinking pellet.

Cory's aren't reliant on sifter feeding in the wild anyway, the only cory's i had do it religiously were bronzes, i see where you are coming from though, if you want the best of the best, go for a soft round grained sand.

I've had cory's on lots of substrates including larger ones, they have always been absolutely fine, i don't agree with the opinion that cory's need sand. *edit* my favourite substrate that i have kept cory's on is tahitian moon sand, it just makes their colouration so much better.

Can't go wrong with unipac substrates, pick the colour that suits you best. :)

can someone help me out here? ive never used any of these aquasoils, i am looking for the one with the least vulnerability to disurbance, longevity, i know ADA lasts around a year before its depleted, but as im dosing EI i presume it would also absorb some of the ferts once it had been depleted...